Local Democracy and Governance

•  Framework Member Role Descriptions and Person Specifications.pdf - May-2022

  Set of generic role descriptions and person specifications for elected members.

•  Planning Handbook - A Guide for Members.pdf - May-2022

  This handbook has been produced to assist elected Members in understanding the planning system and as an aide-memoir whether or not they have regular contact with planning as active Planning Committee Members.

•  Guidance for councils planning to implement personal development reviews for members.pdf - Mar-2022

  This guidance has been developed by the WLGA working with members and officers in the Member Development Champions and Member Support Officer Networks to assist councils who are developing a personal development review scheme for elected members.

•  Appointments to Outside Bodies: The Role of Councillors - Members’ Toolkit.pdf - Mar-2022

  Alongside their involvement in the council itself, it is possible for members to be involved in a wide range of outside bodies, including community organisations, sports and recreation clubs, housing associations and companies. This guidance deals only with those instances in which the councillor has been nominated or appointed onto the outside body by the Council.

•  Leaflet for Members' - Appointments to Outside Bodies: The Councillor’s Role.pdf - Mar-2022

  This leaflet and the more detailed Members’ Toolkit document which accompanies it, is designed to try and help you understand your role and resolve any conflicts.

•  Corporate Parenting Workbook.pdf - Feb-2022

  The Welsh Local Government Association has developed three workbooks for Councillors. This one is about Corporate Parenting, and the others are on Child Sexual Exploitation and Safeguarding Adults. These three topics emerged as those on which Councillors would find briefings most helpful.

•  Child Sexual Exploitation - It can and does happen here: Councillors Workbook.pdf - Feb-2022

  The Welsh Local Government Association has developed a range of workbooks for Councillors. This one is about Child Sexual Exploitation. You might also be interested in the workbooks on Corporate Parenting and Safeguarding Adults.

•  Safeguarding Adults: Councillors Workbook.pdf - Feb-2022

  This short guide is intended to give you an outline of your role as a Councillor, a list of additional resources to follow up, a checklist for your authority, and a personal checklist, to help equip you with the information you need to be an effective councillor in this area.

•  Guidance for Member Mentors.pdf - Feb-2022

  This guidance has been prepared for members intending to act as mentors for newly elected or less experienced member colleagues.

•  Draft regulations to establish Corporate Joint Committees (CJCs) - Covering Letter.pdf - Jan-2021

•  Review of Strategic Partnerships - Final Report.pdf - Jun-2020

  This review is a result of joint working between the Welsh Government, Welsh Local Government Association and Welsh NHS Confederation to solve a mutual problem that is simplifying complexities in Welsh public services working together.

•  Statutory Joint Committees - Welsh Government.pdf - Jul-2019

•  Updates and recommendations for final meeting of Working Group on Local Government.pdf - Jul-2019

  The Working Group’s core task was to develop a shared agenda for reform which ensures the sustainability of local service provision through: appropriate structures and processes – whether collaboration, shared services or voluntary mergers – all within the framework of democratic accountability and empowered by additional functions, powers and flexibilities, the appropriate financial framework and other tools or support necessary for change.

•  Collaboration Compendium.pdf - May-2019

  This document summarises services where authorities are either currently collaborating (column 3) and where authorities have identified areas where there is potential for future collaboration (column 2).

•  Collaboration Principles.pdf - Nov-2018

  The WLGA has set out a framework of guiding principles to ensure that any collaborative reforms are rooted in clear and viable business cases and subject to local democratic decision-making. Collaboration Principles.pdf

•  Social Media - A Guide for Councilllors.pdf - Oct-2018

  This guidance offers advice for those councillors who are new to social media and some tips for those already using it. Social media is rapidly evolving, so this guidance offers a general overview, some key pointers and principles and references to step-by-step resources online.

•  The General Protection Data Regulation (GDPR) - Guidance for Members.pdf - Jun-2018

  This guidance, published by the Local Government Association (LGA), outlines the General Protection Data Regulation's key features, what information it applies to and what councillors must do in order to be compliant with the law.

•  Independent Review on the future role of Community and Town Councils.pdf - Jun-2018

  Welsh Local Government Association response to Welsh Government's Independent Review on the future role of Community and Town Councils.

•  Be a Councillor - Make a Difference - Candidates' Guide.pdf - May-2018

  This guide has been developed by the Welsh Local Government Association and all the local authorities in Wales. It is intended to be used as a quick introduction to the basic information that you need to consider when planning to stand for office.

•  Councillors guide to handling online abuse.pdf - Mar-2018

  Councillors guide to handling online abuse

•  Exit Survey of Members Standing Down in May 2017.pdf - Sep-2017

  The purpose of this survey was to learn more about the experiences of councillors whilst in office and their reasons for leaving, to help the WLGA and authorities to make improvements in the support and advice available to members in the future.

•  WLGA and One Voice Wales Memorandum of Understanding.pdf - Nov-2013

  This Memorandum of Understanding is a statement of the working relationship and partnership between One Voice Wales and the Welsh Local Government Association.